Vertigo

Dizzy! My head is spinning; Like a whirlpool it never ends; And it's you girl making it spin...or is it Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo?  Or Labyrinthitis?  Or a posterior stroke?  Luckily this podcast with Emergency Medicine consultant and PHEM enthusiast Dr Chris Gough will help us through the dizzying world of vertigo.

As mentioned by Chris here is the HINTS exam:

Here is the Dix-Hallpike Manoeuvre from BMJ Learning:

And here is the Epley Manoeuvre also from BMJ Learning: 

The NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary for Vertigo can be found here

Here is the RCEM Learning Package for Vertigo

Here is our Take Visually for this episode:

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Headache

Don't let Headache diagnosis and management be a, well, headache as the quite exceptional Dr Charley Peal sorts the clusters from the migraines all with aplomb.

Here are the NICE guidelines CG176.

Don't forget our Paediatric Headache podcast either!

Seizure

In this episode Dr Stephen Tilson guides us through Seizures; their diagnosis and management:

Advice from the government on seizures and driving can be found here.

Our podcast on Collapse?Cause can be found here.

Philosophy; Take Aurally style:

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Adult Head Injury

Mr Asif Malik joined us to discuss Head Injury in Adults.  

The guidelines mentioned are the NICE Head Injury Guidelines CG 176.

Here's our Take Visually graphic on Head Injury Red Flags: